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The main goal of public health is to prevent diseases and promote health of a population level.

The main goal of public health is to prevent diseases and promote health of a population level. Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, identify, research, and read about a public health issue of your interest. Based on your research, express your views on the following: What is the difference between public health and individual health? How does the system of health care delivery in the United States support the goals of public health? Is the health issue identified by you during the research being adequately addressed? Why or why not? What initiatives are in place to address your identified public health issue? Explain at least two such initiatives. What are the risks or social factors associated with your identified health issue? How are the three levels of government (national, state, and local) working together to address your identified health issue? To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignment

Select a significant tragic event (either domestic or global) that has occurred over the last 50 years

Select a significant tragic event (either domestic or global) that has occurred over the last 50 years. The interactive presentation in this unit provides some ideas of historical tragic events, but understand thatthese are just ideas. After describing the event and the post-tragedy events, discuss the ethical aspects revolving around this incident. This discussion may require some additional research to understand the ethical situations and the impact the event(s) had on affected people and their ability to move on with their lives. 1. Describe the actions of people and organizational leaders directly and indirectly involved with the tragedy. Specifically, address the ethical issues they faced. 2. What were some of the actions of local, state, and federal personnel with respect to dealing with this tragedy? 3. Explain the strategies of organizations that attempted to assist with the clean-up after the tragic event. Describe several of the pressures that influenced the